Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile By now we all know that the Motorola Droid is coming to Verizon this Friday, November 6th. Verizon hasn’t been keeping many secrets about the Droid, aside from maybe the fact that Droid is looking to be a full brand rather than just one phone. A leaked document found by Engadget is pointing to a new phone, the Droid Eris, which is made by HTC and is set to be released on the same day. The Droid Eris appears to be a repurposed model of the HTC Hero. It features the same Sense UI as well well as the exact same specs as the Hero. The only real difference comes in the phone’s body, carrier and price. While the Hero sells on Sprint for $180 (after rebates), the HTC Droid Eris will be sold by Verizon for $99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Given the price point it’s obvious that Verizon views it more as the lesser model to the Motorola Droid. The phone does have a less powerful processor, a lower resolution screen, no hardware keyboard and runs on Android 1.5 as compared to 2.0 on the Droid so that viewpoint does make sense. The only real downside to the Droid Eris being on Verizon at such a (relatively) low price-point is that Sprint HTC Hero owners might feel bad about spending the extra $80 on what is essentially the same phone. Verizon could be missing a big point in not marketing the Droid Eris if it is coming in on the same day as the Droid. True, the focus is (and should be) on the Droid, but that doesn’t make the Sense UI any less desirable to many people. It’s clear that Verizon is really getting the Android platform and pushing the newer features, which is definitely a welcome move. Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Gadgets / Other  It’s that time of year again. The holidays are coming, and that means Black Friday. The Black Friday ads are starting to leak and one of the first is from OfficeMax. As many experts predicted, the shaky economy is causing many consumers to rethink holiday gift giving and reign in spending, and that means retailers will be offering better deals than ever this year. OfficeMax’s ad reflects this. Deals include an Acer Aspire One netbook for $149, an HP OfficeJet All-In-One Wireless printer for $79, a Compaq Dual-Core desktop with 3GB of RAM and 500GB HD for $239, a Nikon 10MP Digital Camera for $79, a Memorex portable DVD player for $29, and more. Keep in mind that quantities are likely to be very limited so plan on getting out very early. It’s doubtful they’ll be offering rainchecks so if any of the listed deals are a must have for you, get out there early and brave the long lines!
Stay tuned to Gadgetell for more Black Friday deals and leaks! Read [BlackFriday.info] Via [Gizmodo] Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
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“The biggest thing in CPU technology right now seems to be how many cores someone can fit on a chip, then how fast those cores will run. Intel right now looks to be leading the pack with its quad-core Core i7, and…” MORE » - 3 attacks on Android; enough to stop a runaway success on Verizon?
” Tomorrow, Wednesday the 28th is a big day for Google’s Android operating system. The biggest carrier in the USA will launch its first Android-powered device. You’ve read the reviews, you’ve seen the galleries, you’re ready to go. But what do we really know about Android? There…” MORE » - How can you beat $49 iPhone? Android, Blackberry, Symbian? Anyone?
“Good grief. Cruising over at the AT&T site and like some adult sites, you’re whisked away to refurb-phone-land looking at an 8GB 3G iPhone and asking yourself, why look at anything else? Does an Android phone, a BlackBerry, webOS or WinMo phone even come close? Chances were pretty…” MORE » - T-Mobile introduces Even More plans
” We’ve been hearing for quite a while about T-Mobile’s “Project Dark/Black,” with the promise of better prices for more phones. The plans were meant to help T-Mobile leap over Sprint in terms of subscribers, up to the…” MORE »
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